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'MORchick' rose Description
'Chick-a-dee' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Barden, Paul
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
27 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium pink Miniature.
Registration name: MORchick
Exhibition name: Chick-a-dee
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1990).
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Pink, stripes.  Mild fragrance.  40 to 50 petals.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 7,942   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  1 Feb 1991
Notes:
Chick-a-dee was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because all the plants died in the year they were planted.